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COLD-CHAIN SHIPPING

Distribution

Cold-Chain Shipping

Prerequisite
Also: refrigerated transport · reefer · frozen transport

Transport that maintains required temperature from loading through delivery.

Typical Hazards
  • B
    Biological
    Temperature abuse permitting pathogen growth in transit
  • C
    Chemical
    Refrigerant leak contamination
  • P
    Physical
    Trailer debris, dunnage damage
Typical Controls
  • Pre-cool trailer before loading
  • Temperature logger or telematics during transit
  • Reject criteria on delivery
  • Carrier qualification + audit (FSMA Sanitary Transportation Rule)
Regulatory Citations
2 cross-references across 2 documents
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